Hamble Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

Hamble Valley
County constituency for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Hamble Valley in South East England
County	Hampshire
Electorate	76,902 (2023) [1]
Major settlements	Hamble-le-Rice Hedge End Netley Titchfield Whiteley
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Paul Holmes (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Eastleigh Fareham Meon Valley

Hamble Valley is a parliamentary constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. ^[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested in the 2024 general election. ^[3] It is represented by Paul Holmes of the Conservative Party, who served as the MP for Eastleigh from 2019 to 2024.

Boundaries

Under the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency was defined as comprising the following, as they existed on 1 December 2020: ^[4]

• The Borough of Eastleigh wards of Botley, Bursledon & Hound North, Hamble & Netley, Hedge End North, and Hedge End South.
• The Borough of Fareham wards of Locks Heath, Park Gate, Sarisbury, Titchfield, Titchfield Common, and Warsash.
• The City of Winchester ward of Whiteley & Shedfield.

Following a local government boundary review in Fareham which became effective in May 2024, ^[5] the constituency now comprises the following with effect from the 2024 general election:

• The Borough of Eastleigh wards of: Botley; Bursledon & Hound North; Hamble & Netley; Hedge End North; Hedge End South.
• The Borough of Fareham wards of: Avenue (part); Hook-with-Warsash; Locks Heath; Park Gate; Sarisbury & Whiteley; Titchfield (most); Titchfield Common; and a very small part of Stubbington ward.
• The City of Winchester ward of Whiteley & Shedfield. ^[6]

The seat straddles the River Hamble estuary and covers the following areas:

• Southern parts of the Borough of Eastleigh, including the communities of Hedge End, Botley, Netley and Hamble-le-Rice, transferred from the constituency of Eastleigh
• Western suburbs of the Borough of Fareham, comprising the villages of Locks Heath, Park Gate, Sarisbury, Titchfield and Warsash, transferred from the constituency of Fareham (which was renamed Fareham and Waterlooville)
• The City of Winchester ward of Whiteley and Shedfield, transferred from Meon Valley (which was abolished) ^[7]

Members of Parliament

Eastleigh and Fareham prior to 2024

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Paul Holmes	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Hamble Valley ^{[8] [9]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Holmes	19,671	36.4	−25.8
	Liberal Democrats	Prad Bains	14,869	27.5	+6.4
	Labour	Devina Paul	8,753	16.2	+2.6
	Reform UK	Caroline Gladwin	8,216	15.2	N/A
	Green	Kate Needham	2,310	4.3	+1.2
	Hampshire Ind.	Binka Griffin	185	0.3	N/A
Majority			4,802	8.9	−32.3
Turnout			54,004	67.1	−7.1
Registered electors			80,537
	Conservative hold		Swing	−16.1

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [10]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	35,497	62.2
	Liberal Democrats	12,009	21.1
	Labour	7,739	13.6
	Green	1,796	3.1
Turnout		57,041	74.2
Electorate		76,902

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire
• List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)

References

1. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
2. "Eastleigh MP selected to stand in new Hamble Valley constituency in next election". Daily Echo. 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
3. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
4. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
5. LGBCE. "Fareham | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
6. "Seat Details - Hamble Valley". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
7. "New Seat Details – Hamble Valley". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
8. Wannell, Andrew (7 June 2024). "Election of a Member of Parliament for Hamble Valley Constituency" (PDF). Retrieved 9 June 2024– via Fareham Borough Council.
9. "Election Restults of a Member of Parliament for Hamble Valley". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
10. "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament . Retrieved 11 July 2024.

External links

• Hamble Valley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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